Saam 98

1 Saam laa. Angraeng khaeah laa kangtha to sah oh; anih mah dawnrai hmuennawk to sak boeh; a bantang ban hoi kaciim a ban mah, angmah hanah pahlonghaih to sak boeh.

Sing to Yahweh a new song, because he has done wonderful things! By his power [MTY] and his great strength [DOU] he has defeated [his enemies].

2 Angraeng mah a pahlonghaih to panoeksak boeh; a toenghaih to Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk khaeah amtuengsak boeh.

Yahweh has declared to people that he has defeated his enemies; he has revealed that he has punished [them], and [people in] all the world have seen that he has done it.

3 Israel imthung takoh ah a palungnathaih hoi oepthohhaih to poek pae boeh; aicae Sithaw pahlonghaih loe long boenghaih ah kaom kaminawk boih mah hnuk o boeh.

Like he promised to us Israeli people [MTY], he has faithfully loved us and (been loyal to/not abandoned) us. [People who live] in very remote places in all the earth have seen that our God has defeated [his enemies].

4 Long kaminawk boih, anghoehaih hoiah Angraeng khaeah hang oh; atuenpawk hoiah saphawhaih laa to anghoehaih hoiah sah oh.

All you [people] [MTY] everywhere should sing joyfully to Yahweh; praise him while you sing and shout joyfully!

5 Katoeng kruek hoi Angraeng khaeah laasah oh; katoeng kruek hoiah laa to sah oh.

Praise Yahweh while you play the lyres/harps, playing [delightful] music.

6 Mongkah hoi tuu taki to ueng oh loe, Angraeng, Siangpahrang hmaa ah anghoehaih hoiah hang oh.

[Some of you should] blow trumpets and other horns, [while others] shout joyfully to Yahweh, [our] king.

7 Tuipui hoi athung ah kaom sak ih hmuennawk boih; long hoi anui ah kaom kaminawk boih mah atuen to pathok o nasoe.

The oceans and all [the creatures] that are in the oceans should roar [to praise Yahweh]. Everyone on the earth should sing!

8 Vapuinawk mah ban tabaeng o nasoe; maenawk loe Angraeng hmaa ah anghoehaih laa nawnto sah o nasoe.

[It should seem as though] the rivers are clapping their hands [to praise Yahweh] and that the hills are singing together joyfully in front of Yahweh,

9 Anih loe long lokcaek hanah angzoh; anih mah toenghaih hoiah long to lokcaek ueloe, kaminawk to kangvan ah lokcaek tih.

because he will come to judge [everyone on] [MTY] the earth! He will judge [all] the people-groups [in the world] justly and fairly [DOU].